Health Article description.The vaccines included on this statement are likely to be given at the same time during infancy and early childhood. There are separate Vaccine Information Statements for other vaccines that are also routinely recommended for young children (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, rotavirus, influenza, and hepatitis A).

Health Article description.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) prepare immunization schedules based on age. Each year, the CDC and AAP review the immunization schedules for children and adults and make new...

Health Article description.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prepares the following immunization schedule for adults. Go to www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-schedules/adult-easyread.html to view it online.

Health Article description.Meningococcal ACWY vaccine can help protect against meningococcal disease caused by serogroups A, C, W, and Y. A different meningococcal vaccine is available that can help protect against serogroup B. Meningococcal disease can cause meningitis (infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord)...

Health Article description.Rotavirus vaccine can prevent rotavirus disease. Rotavirus commonly causes severe, watery diarrhea, mostly in babies and young children. Vomiting and fever are also common in babies with rotavirus. Children may become dehydrated and need to be hospitalized and can even die. Rotavirus vaccine is administered by...

Health Article description.Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Available online: http://www.bt.cdc.gov The pictures show a typical reaction to the smallpox vaccine. First, a small bump (papule) forms at the vaccine site 3 to 5 days after vaccination. This becomes a pus-filled area (pustule) a few days later. The pustule...

Health Article description.Vaccines help keep you and your child from getting certain diseases that are spread from person to person (infectious diseases). They also help reduce the spread of a disease and prevent a sudden outbreak of the disease, which is called an epidemic.

Health Article description.Learn about the vaccine for COVID-19.

Health Article description.HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine can prevent infection with some types of human papillomavirus. HPV infections can cause certain types of cancers, including: cervical, vaginal, and vulvar cancers in women penile cancer in men anal cancers in both men and women cancers of tonsils, base of tongue...

Health Article description.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prepares the following immunization schedule for children.

Health Article description.What is measles (rubeola)? Measles is a very contagious (easily spread) infection that causes a rash all over your body. It is also called rubeola. The measles vaccine protects against the illness. The vaccine is part of the MMR and MMRV vaccines. Most children get the vaccine as part of their regular shots. What causes...

Health Article description.Recombinant zoster (shingles) vaccine can prevent shingles. Shingles (also called herpes zoster, or just zoster) is a painful skin rash, usually with blisters. In addition to the rash, shingles can cause fever, headache, chills, or upset stomach. Rarely, shingles can lead to complications...

Health Article description.Learn about the COVID-19 vaccine for children, including what it is and why they should get it.

Health Article description.The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a cooperative program for vaccine safety of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS allows coordinated and centralized monitoring of possible adverse events (possible side effects) that occur after...

Health Article description.Provides decision support for getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Health Article description.Influenza vaccine can prevent influenza (flu). Flu is a contagious disease that spreads around the United States every year, usually between October and May. Anyone can get the flu, but it is more dangerous for some people. Infants and young children, people 65 years and older, pregnant women, and...

Health Article description.Td vaccine can prevent tetanus and diphtheria. Tetanus enters the body through cuts or wounds. Diphtheria spreads from person to person. TETANUS (T) causes painful stiffening of the muscles. Tetanus can lead to serious health problems, including being unable to open the mouth, having trouble swallowing...

Health Article description.Dengue vaccine can help protect against dengue in people who have had dengue in the past. Dengue is caused by one of four viruses spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. A person can get infected by any of the four dengue viruses. Infection with one dengue virus does not protect...

Health Article description.Tdap vaccine can prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. Diphtheria and pertussis spread from person to person. Tetanus enters the body through cuts or wounds. TETANUS (T) causes painful stiffening of the muscles. Tetanus can lead to serious health problems, including being unable to open the mouth...

Health Article description.Varicella vaccine can prevent chickenpox. Chickenpox can cause an itchy rash that usually lasts about a week. It can also cause fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, and headache. It can lead to skin infections, pneumonia, inflammation of the blood vessels, and swelling of the brain and/or spinal...

Health Article description.Polio vaccine can prevent polio. Polio (or poliomyelitis) is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by poliovirus, which can infect a person's spinal cord, leading to paralysis. Most people infected with poliovirus have no symptoms, and many recover without complications...

Health Article description.Ebola vaccine can prevent Ebola virus disease (Zaire ebolavirus). Ebola virus disease is a rare disease that most commonly affects people and nonhuman primates (such as monkeys, gorillas, and ...

Health Article description.MMRV vaccine can prevent measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. MEASLES (M) can cause fever, cough, runny nose, and red, watery eyes, commonly followed by a rash that covers the whole body. It can lead to seizures (often associated with fever), ear infections, diarrhea, and pneumonia. Rarely, measles...